The Pegasus Award nominations have been announced by Erica Neely. The Pegasus Awards are given out for excellence in filk and are presented at OVFF the weekend of October 22 in Worthington, Ohio. Anyone with an interest in filk may vote for the awards.

Best Song

“Gabriel Gray’s Song,” by Batya Wittenberg

“Here Be Cartographers,” by Ben Newman

“Small Designs,” by Barry Childs-Helton

“Take It Back,” by Kathleen Sloan

“A Thousand Ships,” by Katy Droege-Macdonald and Juliane Honisch

Best Classic Song

“Dragon For Sale,” by Ben Newman

“Fire in the Sky,” by Jordin Kare

“I Am Stardust,” by Lloyd Landa

“Ship of Stone,” by Don Simpson

“Will Ye Come Back Home?,” by Mike Richards

Best Performer

Play It With Moxie

Playing Rapunzel

S.J. Tucker

Sassafrass

Toyboat

Best Writer/Composer

Barry Childs-Helton

Heather Dale

W. Randy Hoffman

S.J. Tucker

Batya Wittenberg

Best Magic Song

“Die Puppen [The Dolls],” by Eva Van Daele-Hunt

“Like Their Feet Have Wings,” by Gwen Knighton

“Magnus Retail,” by Mary Crowell

“Pharmakoia,” by W. Randy Hoffman

“Where the Magic is Real,” by Paul Kwinn

Best Mad Science Song

“Dawn of the Day Before the Time of the Land the Lost Dinosaurs Forgot to Remember,” by Rand Bellavia/Adam English

The ballot for this year’s Pegasus Awards, given for Best Filk, has been announced. Ballots must be received no later than midnight on October 19. The winners will be announced at Ohio Valley Filk Fest (OVFF) the weekend of October 22-25.

Best Filk Song

“Gabriel Gray’s Song,” by Batya Wittenberg

“One Small Boat,” by Marilisa Valtazanou

“Take It Back,” by Kathleen Sloan

“A Thousand Ships,” by Katy Dröge-Macdonald and Ju Honisch

“The Wreck of the Crash of the Easthill Mining Disaster,” by Brooke Lunderville